Oregon Department of Corrections: Mexican National Crime Report May 2019

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Data Compiled By David Olen Cross
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Monday, June 17, 2019
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Information obtained from the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) indicated on May 1, 2019 that 728 of the 910 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) in the state’s prison system were Mexican nationals — 80.00 percent of the criminal alien prison population (Note: The number of Mexican nationals incarcerated in DOC prisons does not necessarily equal the number of Oregon residents victimized by this specific group of criminal aliens).

Using DOC U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detainer numbers, the following table reveals the total number criminal alien inmates along with the number and percentage of those alien inmates incarcerated on May 1st in the state’s prisons who declared themselves as being Mexican nationals.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Month/Day/Year

DOC Total Inmates W/ICE Detainers

DOC Number of Mexican National Inmates W/ICE Detainers

DOC Percent of Mexican National Inmates W/ICE Detainers

May 1, 2019

910

728

80.00%

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 May 19.

Mexican (MEX) national criminals were sent to DOC prisons from 29 of 36 Oregon counties — 80.56 percent of the counties in the state.

Seven Oregon counties, Marion (185 MEX inmates), Washington (149 MEX inmates), Multnomah (115 MEX inmates), Clackamas (61 MEX inmates), Lane (33 MEX inmates), Jackson (30 MEX inmates) and Umatilla (26 MEX inmates) had 599 of the 728 Mexican national inmates incarcerated in DOC prisons — 82.28 percent of the MEX inmates.

Using DOC ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the number and percentage of Mexican national inmates incarcerated on May 1st that were sent  to prison from the state’s 36 counties.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

County

DOC Number of Mexican National Inmates by County W/ ICE Detainers

DOC Percent of Mexican National Inmates by County W/ICE Detainers

Marion

185

25.41%

Washington

149

20.47%

Multnomah

115

15.80%

Clackamas

61

8.38%

Lane

33

4.53%

Jackson

30

4.12%

Umatilla

26

3.57%

Yamhill

20

2.75%

Linn

15

2.06%

Polk

12

1.65%

Benton

10

1.37%

Klamath

10

1.37%

Deschutes

9

1.24%

Malheur

9

1.24%

Jefferson

7

0.96%

Tillamook

5

0.69%

Wasco

5

0.69%

Coos

4

0.55%

Hood River

4

0.55%

Lincoln

4

0.55%

Clatsop

3

0.41%

Douglas

3

0.41%

Josephine

3

0.41%

Baker

1

0.14%

Crook

1

0.14%

Gilliam

1

0.14%

Lake

1

0.14%

Morrow

1

0.14%

Union

1

0.14%

Columbia

0

0.00%

Curry

0

0.00%

Grant

0

0.00%

Harney

0

0.00%

Sherman

0

0.00%

Wallowa

0

0.00%

Wheeler

0

0.00%

Total

728

100.00%

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 May 19.

Here are the ways Oregon residents were victimized by the 728 Mexican national criminals.

Significant numbers, there were 380 of the 728 criminal alien inmates from Mexico incarcerated in DOC prisons for three types of sex crimes — sex abuse, rape and sodomy — 52.20 percent of the Mexican national inmates in the state’s prisons.

Using DOC ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the number and percentage of Mexican national inmates incarcerated on May 1st by type of crime.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Crime

DOC Number of Mexican National Inmates by Type of Crime W/ ICE Detainers

DOC Percent of Mexican National Inmates by Type of Crime W/ICE Detainers

Sex Abuse

161

22.12%

Rape

140

19.23%

Homicide

100

13.74%

Sodomy

79

10.85%

Drugs

75

10.30%

Assault

63

8.65%

Robbery

29

3.98%

Kidnapping

17

2.34%

Burglary

12

1.65%

Theft

4

0.55%

Driving Offense

3

0.41%

Vehicle Theft

2

0.27%

Arson

0

0.00%

Escape

0

0.00%

Forgery

0

0.00%

Other / Comb. Crimes

43

5.91%

Total

728

100.00%

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 May 19.

When compared to the overall DOC criminal alien prison population, Mexican nationals were 100 of the 131 criminal aliens convicted of homicidal crimes (various degrees of murder and manslaughter) incarcerated in the state’s prison system — 76.34 percent of all alien inmates serving time for homicidal crimes.

Using the DOC ICE detainer numbers from May 1st, the following table reveals the total number of criminal alien inmates incarcerated by type of crime, the number of Mexican national inmates incarcerated by type of crime and the percentage of Mexican national inmates incarcerated by type of crime.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Crime

DOC Total Number of Inmates by Type of Crime W/ICE Detainers

DOC Number of Mexican National Inmates by Type of Crime W/ ICE Detainers

DOC Percent of Mexican National Inmates by Type of Crime W/ICE Detainers

Sex Abuse

183

161

87.98%

Rape

172

140

81.40%

Homicide

131

100

76.34%

Sodomy

100

79

79.00%

Assault

85

63

74.12%

Drugs

81

75

92.59%

Robbery

45

29

64.44%

Kidnapping

26

17

65.38%

Burglary

18

12

66.67%

Theft

16

4

25.00%

Driving Offense

4

3

75.00%

Vehicle Theft

2

2

100.00%

Arson

0

0

0.00%

Escape

0

0

0.00%

Forgery

0

0

0.00%

Other / Comb. Crimes

47

43

91.49%

Total

910

728

 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 May 19.

Beyond the DOC Mexican national incarceration numbers and incarceration percentages, per county and per type of crime, criminal aliens from Mexico place a substantial economic burden on Oregonians.

An individual inmate incarcerated in the DOC prison system costs the state approximately ($108.26) per day.

The DOC’s incarceration cost for 728 Mexican national inmates is approximately ($78,813.28) per day, ($551,692.96) per week, and ($28,766,847.20) per year.

None of preceding cost estimates for the DOC to incarcerate the 728 Mexican national inmates includes the dollar amount for legal services (indigent defense), language interpreters, court costs, or victim assistance.

Bibliography:

Oregon Department of Corrections Population Profile (unpublished MS Excel workbook) titled Incarcerated Criminal Aliens Report dated May 1, 2019.

Oregon Department of Corrections Issue Brief Quick Facts, March 2019:
https://www.oregon.gov/doc/Documents/agency-quick-facts.pdf

David Olen Cross of Salem, Oregon is crime researcher who writes on immigration issues and foreign national crime. The preceding report is a service to federal, state, county and city elected and non elected governmental officials to help them assess the impact of foreign national crime in the United States of America. He can be reached at docfnc@yahoo.com. His past crime reports can be found at http://docfnc.wordpress.com/.